Acai Berry is arguably the world’s most nutritious fruit. Like all fruits, you get the most benefit from the fresh whole fruit. Unfortunately, Acai Berries spoil within 24 hours of harvest so they are unavailable outside of Brazil. They must be processed immediately to transport them outside the country. How they are processed is key to retaining as much of the nutritional value as possible.

In general, the less processing the better. Acai is used in many forms in Brazil. Outside the country, the most common forms are:

Acai Supplements

Acai Purees

Acai Energy Drinks

Acai Preserves

Acai Frozen Smoothie packs

Acai Juices

Acai Smoothies

The first 4 in the above list are recommended as they provide most of the benefits to the consumer at the lowest cost. While juices and smoothies may sometimes have significant amounts of Acai Berry in the final product, they are always overly processed and retain little of the benefit of the raw berries.

Acai Berry Supplements

Acai Berry is arguably the worlds most nutritious fruit. Like all fruits, you get the most benefit from the fresh whole fruit. Unfortunately, Acai Berries spoil within 24 hours of harvest so they are unavailable outside of Brazil. They must be processed immediately to transport them outside the country. How they are processed is key to retaining as much of the nutritional value as possible.

To purchase or read more about purees, juices and functional fusions, please use the links below:

Separating the flesh of the berries from the seed and macerating it to a pulp is the first step all manufacturers take after harvesting. At this point, the resulting Puree retains nearly all the nutritional benefits of the whole berries. Briefly heating the Puree and “hot bottling” or “flash pasteurizing” preserves all of the fiber, Omega 3,6, and 9 fats, and most of the antioxidants. The glass bottles required for this method do add to the cost, but have the added benefit of not leeching like all plastic bottles do. The two brands listed below use this method to produce their Purees.

Acai-Zone

Amazon Thunder

Note that these are very different than the cheap supermarket variety of juices, or Monavie, where 10-20% Acai is blended with other fruit juices to save money.

There are also some exciting new products based on purees, that combine multi-functional nutritional extracts to better target some of the specific benefits of Acai Berry such as immune support, stress management, enhanced energy and endurance, blood glucose support, weight management, anti-aging, cognitive function and cardiovascular health. Some of these new Acai Functional Fusions are:

Beauty/Anti-Aging

Enhanced Energy

Diet and Weight Loss

To purchase or read more about purees, juices and functional fusions, please use the links below:

Read more about Acai Berry purees

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Acai Energy Drinks

Acai Berry Energy Drinks provide an all natural way to obtain an energy boost from the best fruit and herbs the Amazon Rainforest has to offer. The ingredients in the drink can help increase energy and stamina, increase mental alertness and boost libido. And the high concentration of antioxidants can also provide great overall health benefits.

Preserves are another great way to naturally get the benefits of acai. Consisting of almost pure acai and just a hint of natural sweeteners, preserves offer a way to get unprocessed acai. Without harmful processing which may destroy antioxidants and other important nutrients, preserves provide all the great benefits of acai in a convenient, natural and tasty form.

These are basically frozen puree, with no added sugar or sweetener of any kind. They come in single serving sizes that are fairly simple to break up into a blender to add to your favorite smoothie. Sambazon is the most widely available of the several manufacturers that produce these. They are available in Whole Foods, Trader Joes, and other such upscale grocery stores.

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